1. RTSP Metrorail Strategies: Split Yellow Line, New Blue Lines, Interline, Enhanced Surface Transit, and Walkability Presentation to the Technical Advisory Group October 21 st, 2010

2. I.Welcome & Introductions II.Public Engagement III.Update on Rail Interoperability Study IV.Model Runs Completed and Proposed V.New Model Results VI.Next Steps 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan2 Meeting Agenda

3. How will we engage the public? – Jurisdictional Briefings/”Piggy-back” (Jan. – April) TAG Member requests RTSP Briefing Metro’s GOVR staff briefs jurisdictional representative TAG Member & RTSP Staff schedule briefing/piggy-back – Metro-hosted Regional Workshops (February-March) 2 Workshops in each jurisdiction What will be discussed at the Workshops? – Background – RTSP Purpose/People/Process/Product – Current Challenges – Transit Mode Characteristics – Strategies – Scenarios – How to Stay Involved 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan3 Public Engagement Strategy

4. 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan4 RTSP Website

5. Model Runs Completed & Proposed “Round 1” – Base Case (2), Yellow Line (2), Rosslyn Interline, Pedestrian Tunnel (2) “Round 2” – Yellow Line (3 rd option), Blue Line (2), Interline (3 more), PCN Bus, Enhanced Walkability “Round 3” – To be discussed later on agenda 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan5

6. Overview of New Model Results Review of Base Case (Max CLRP) – Refer to Attachment 3 for Strategies presented in Round 1 Definition of Strategies and Impact on Ridership and Capacity (Round 2) – Set 1: New Rail Lines Through The Core – New Split Yellow Line (2 nd St SE/NE) – New East-West Blue Line M St and New Jersey Ave – New East-West Blue Line M St and Constitution Ave – Set 2: Rail Enhancements – Four Interline Connections – Set 3: Enhanced Existing Surface Transit – Priority Corridor Network Improved Walkability Preliminary Evaluation 10/21/20106Regional Transit System Plan

7. REVIEW OF BASE CASE (MAX CLRP) 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan7

8. Base Case (Max CLRP) Address CLRP* issues related to capacity by: – Increasing train frequencies to maximum supported by the infrastructure – Reallocate Orange/Silver/Blue Line train frequencies to better balance demand Improve system understandability by eliminating multiple destinations for single color train – Extend Silver Line trains to Largo & route all Orange Line trains to New Carrollton – Rename “Blue Line Split” via 14 th Street Bridge to “Yellow Line” Basis for comparing various strategies 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan8 (*MWCOG 2030 CLRP Modeled with 2040 Land Use)

9. Core Capacity Analysis- 2040 Max CLRP 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan9 Note: Metrorail capacity assumes 100 passengers per car

10. Base Case (Max CLRP): 2040 Peak Hour Link Loads 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan10 Note: The values posted on the plot are the passengers per car during peak hour. The width of the band represents peak hour volumes.

11. Preliminary Evaluation (Round 1) Region continues to face critical issues about core capacity, auto VMT, and Metrorail parking. The Max CLRP and Interline Option provide some relief to the core capacity by better balancing the demand. Pedestrian tunnels provide some relief at congested rail stations. New stations along 10 th St SW/NW and re-location of Yellow line resolves key core capacity restraint. New stations along 2 nd St SE/NE and re-location of Yellow line increase crowding on Orange/Blue line at Rosslyn. 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan11

12. DEFINITION OF STRATEGIES NEW RAIL LINES THROUGH THE CORE (ROUND 2) 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan12

13. Split N-S Yellow Line via 2 nd St SE/NE Relocate Yellow line trains from Huntington to 2 nd St SE/NE Yellow line trains routing from Franconia Springfield to Greenbelt are unchanged. Headways: Pedestrian Tunnels: – Farragut West - Farragut North – Metro Center - Gallery Place – 3rd and Eye St SW - Waterfront – 2 nd and D Street SE – Capitol South – Massachusetts Avenue and North Capitol Street - Union Station 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan13

14. East-West Blue Line (Via M Street and New Jersey Avenue, NW) Pedestrian Tunnels: – Farragut West - Farragut North – Metro Center - Gallery Place – Rosslyn I – Rosslyn II – Conn. Ave. – Farragut North – Convention Center I – Convention Center II – Union Station I – Union Station II 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan14 Metrorail service plan optimized to minimize the maximum peak hour load at key segments on all rail lines.

15. East-West Blue Line (Via M Street, Virginia Ave and Constitution Avenue, NW) Pedestrian Tunnels: – Farragut West - Farragut North – Metro Center - Gallery Place – Rosslyn I – Rosslyn II – State Department – Foggy Bottom – American History Museum – Federal Triangle – National Gallery – Archives/Navy Memorial – Union Station I – Union Station II 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan15 Metrorail service plan optimized to minimize the maximum peak hour load at key segments on all rail lines.

16. IMPACT ON RIDERSHIP AND CAPACITY NEW RAIL LINES THROUGH THE CORE (ROUND 2) 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan16

17. Year 2040 Linked Transit Trips 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan17 Round 1Round 2

18. Year 2040 Transit Boardings 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan18 Round 1Round 2

19. New Metrorail Stations: 2040 Weekday Boardings 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan19 Round 1Round 2

20. New N-S Yellow Line 10 th St SW/NW: 2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Daily Ridership on Key Facilities (Round 1) 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan20 Note: The values posted on the plot are the passengers per car during peak hour. The width of the band represents peak hour volumes.

21. New N-S Yellow Line 2 nd St SE/NE: 2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Daily Ridership on Key Facilities (Round 1) 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan21 Note: The values posted on the plot are the passengers per car during peak hour. The width of the band represents peak hour volumes.

22. Split N-S Yellow Line 2 nd St SE/NE: 2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Daily Ridership on Key Facilities (Round 2) 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan22 Note: The values posted on the plot are the passengers per car during peak hour. The width of the band represents peak hour volumes.

23. New E-W Blue Line via M St and New Jersey Ave NW: 2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Daily Ridership on Key Facilities (Round 2) 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan23 Note: The values posted on the plot are the passengers per car during peak hour. The width of the band represents peak hour volumes.

24. New E-W Blue Line via M St and Constitution Ave NW: 2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Daily Ridership on Key Facilities (Round 2) 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan24 Note: The values posted on the plot are the passengers per car during peak hour. The width of the band represents peak hour volumes.

25. DEFINITION OF STRATEGIES RAIL ENHANCEMENTS (ROUND 2) 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan25

26. Four Interline Connections 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan26 1)Connect Orange and Blue at Rosslyn 2)Connect Yellow and Blue at Pentagon 3)Connect Yellow and Green near L’Enfant Plaza 4)Connect Orange and Silver near West Falls Church Three new rail services: 1.VA-772 to Mount Vernon Square using connectors 1 and 2 (Silver1) 2.Dulles to Branch Avenue using connectors 1, 2, and 3 (Green2) 3.Dulles to Vienna using connector 4 (Silver2)

27. Four Interline Connections 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan27 New stations at: Pentagon II (Silver 1 and Green 2) with pedestrian connection between Pentagon I and Pentagon II West Falls Church II (Silver 2) with pedestrian connection between WFC I and WFC II

28. IMPACT ON RIDERSHIP AND CAPACITY RAIL ENHANCEMENTS (ROUND 2) 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan28

29. Year 2040 Linked Transit Trips 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan29 Round 1Round 2

30. Year 2040 Transit Boardings 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan30 Round 1Round 2

31. Interline Rosslyn “Y”: 2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Daily Ridership on Key Facilities (Round 1) 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan31 Note: The values posted on the plot are the passengers per car during peak hour. The width of the band represents peak hour volumes.

32. Four Interline Connections: 2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Daily Ridership on Key Facilities (Round 2) 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan32 Note: The values posted on the plot are the passengers per car during peak hour. The width of the band represents peak hour volumes.

33. DEFINITION OF STRATEGIES ENHANCED EXISTING SURFACE TRANSIT, WALKABILITY 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan33

34. Enhanced Surface Transit Strategy – Priority Corridor Network Based on networks developed for Priority Corridor Network (PCN) study – New routes coded as a limited stop BRT mode – Improved running times for existing background bus service as per PCN PCN Routes operated at 10-minute peak and 15- minute off-peak frequency Average speed for PCN Routes improved by 2 MPH Overlay the Metrorail operating plan from Max CLRP alternative 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan34

35. Enhanced Surface Transit Strategy – Priority Corridor Network Routes 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan35

36. Improved Walkability Strategy Identify TAZs within 3/4 th mile of a Metrorail station with the potential for development; Categorize the TAZs into two groups: 1.Group 1 = TAZs inside or near the Capital Beltway with PEF = 150 (comparable to Clarendon or Ballston Stations): a.High volume of walk access; b.Development oriented towards transit access. 2.Group 2 = TAZs outside the Capital Beltway with PEF = 100 (comparable to Silver Spring or Greenbelt Town Center): a.High volume of drive access; b.Low density development at transit stations. 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan36

37. 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan37 PEF – Base Case Improved Walkability Strategy PEF – Improved Walkability The transit service plan is kept same as Base (Max CLRP)

38. IMPACT ON RIDERSHIP AND CAPACITY ENHANCED EXISTING SURFACE TRANSIT, WALKABILITY 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan38

39. Year 2040 Linked Transit Trips 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan39 Round 2Round 1

40. Year 2040 Transit Boardings 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan40 Round 2Round 1

41. Enhanced Surface Transit – Priority Corridor Network: 2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Key Statistics (Round 2) 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan41 Note: The values posted on the plot are the passengers per car during peak hour. The width of the band represents peak hour volumes.

42. Improved Walkability: 2040 Peak Hour Link Loads and Key Statistics (Round 2) 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan42 Note: The values posted on the plot are the passengers per car during peak hour. The width of the band represents peak hour volumes.

43. PRELIMINARY EVALUATION 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan43

44. Key Findings - 2040 North-South New Yellow Lines: 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan44 StrategyProsCons New Yellow N-S 10th St SW/NW  Continues direct service to high demand locations in core  Increased core capacity, reduces crowding on Green line and many core stations  Potential East Potomac Park station  Does not extend service to new core areas  Maintains much of transfer burden with little or no relief for Court House/Rosslyn link New Yellow N-S 2nd St SE/NE  Provides broader Metrorail service to SE/NE  Increased core capacity  Potential East Potomac Park station  Discontinues direct service to high demand locations in core  Results in greater congestion on: o Blue line through Rosslyn o Green line via transfers at Waterfront/SEU station  Offers little or no relief for Court House/Rosslyn link Split Yellow N-S 2nd St SE/NE  Continues direct service to high demand locations in core  Provides broader Metrorail service to SE/NE  Increased core capacity, reduces crowding on Green line and many core stations  Offers little or no relief for Court House/Rosslyn link  New tunnel under utilized (10 trains per hour during peak)  East Potomac Park station is questionable

45. 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan45 StrategyProsCons New E-W Blue via M St / New Jersey Ave.  Increased core capacity, reduces crowding on Orange, Silver, and Green lines and many core stations  Increases Metrorail coverage and transit share to core areas with moderately-high levels of demand  New tunnel under utilized (15 trains per hour during peak)  Offers little or no relief for Yellow/Green lines at L’Enfant Plaza New E-W Blue via M St / Constitution Ave.  Increased core capacity, reduces crowding on Orange and Silver lines  Increases Metrorail coverage and transit share to core areas with moderately-low levels of demand  Crowding continues to be an issue on both Yellow and Green lines  Requires more rail-to-rail transfers  New tunnel under utilized (11 trains per hour during peak) Key Findings - 2040 East-West New Blue Lines:

46. 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan46 Key Findings – Rail Interline Options: StrategyProsCons Interline options – Rosslyn “Y”  Better intra-Virginia service  Reduces transfer volumes at Rosslyn  Provided some flexibility in rail operations  Does not address core capacity  Loads on service using interline do not justify 8-car trains Four Interline Connections  Better intra-Virginia service  Reduces transfer volumes at Rosslyn  Provides considerable flexibility in rail operations  Aggravates peak congestion problem at Rosslyn  Increases transfer volumes at more stations  Does not address core capacity  Loads on new rail lines do not justify 8- car trains

47. 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan47 Key Findings – Improved Walkability, Enhanced Surface Transit (PCN) StrategyProsCons Improved Walkability  Total transit trips increase by 9.9% vs. Max CLRP  Reduces parking overflow by reducing short drive access to rail trips  Increased utilization of reverse peak direction Metrorail capacity  Higher peak loads on Metrorail due to improved transit access/egress Enhanced Surface Transit - PCN  Total transit trips increase by 2.9% vs. Max CLRP  Limited relief of parking overflow  New PCN Routes carry 216,000 riders per weekday in 2040  Higher peak loads on Metrorail system due to: o Better access via PCN o PCN routes do not cross jurisdictions

48. Preliminary Evaluation 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan48 Strategies developed so far address many of the issues (core capacity, parking capacity, mobility); however, some issues (transit coverage, service to activity centers, auto VMT) are not addressed by any of the strategies studied so far. No one strategy addresses all/most of the issues. Addressing most issues will require combining strategies into scenarios.

49. UPCOMING MODEL RUNS 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan49

50. Parking Capacity Relief Strategy - 1 Add direct shuttle bus service between remote parking location and Metrorail station. Shuttle service at 15 minute peak and 30 minute off-peak frequency. Shadow price oversubscribed Metrorail park-and-ride lots. 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan50

51. CLRP Aspirations Strategy Households – Moves 69,000 additional households into the region; – Relocates 205,000 households to activity centers and transit station areas. Jobs – Moves 22,000 additional jobs into the region; – Shifts 240,000 jobs to activity centers and transit station areas. 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan51

52. Potential In-fill Stations: Eisenhower Avenue Valley between King Street & Van Dorn Stations; St. Elizabeth’s Hospital (West Campus) between Anacostia and Congress Heights Stations; Kansas Avenue, NW between Fort Totten and Takoma Stations; Others? 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan52 In-fill Station Strategy

53. Enhanced Surface Transit – PCN+ Improve the PCN network strategy by implementing the following: – Extend select premium buses to core to relieve Metrorail peak load points – Interline existing PCN routes where possible – Identify PCN corridors with opportunity for: Express BRT Off-Board Fare Collection – Commuter Rail Enhancements: MARC to Crystal City Bi-directional service 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan53

54. 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan54 Rail Extensions-Combo of up to 5 Greenbelt to BWI-Marshall Airport Vienna to Centreville/Rte. 28 New Carrollton to Bowie Springfield to Dale City Branch Avenue to Waldorf NOTE: Extensions may impact core capacity

55. Rail Extensions- additional ones Shady Grove/Glenmont Closed Loop; Yellow Line relocated continuing north via North Capitol; St. Elizabeth’s Hospital to National Harbor; Richmond Highway; Leesburg; Brown Line: – Bethesda/Friendship Heights via Massachusetts Avenue ; – Georgetown to Mt. Rainier or North Capitol Street Corridor. NOTE: Extensions may impact core capacity 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan55

56. 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan56 LRT/BRT Connections-First Run Purple Line in Md to Va Connections – Grosvenor to Dunn Loring; – New Carrollton to Eisenhower Avenue. Virginia to DC Connections – Fairfax City and Vienna via Chain Bridge Road to DC; – Pentagon City to DC; – Rosslyn to Georgetown. Intra-Virginia Connections: – Dulles to Manassas; – Potomac Yard to Ballston via Glebe Road; – Tysons Corner to Alexandria via Route 7. NOTE: Extensions may impact core capacity Maryland District of Columbia Virginia

57. RTSP Project Schedule 10/21/2010Regional Transit System Plan57 We are here!